HPLaserJet P1102w does not work without non-free plugin; should work out of the box and be fully free
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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HPLIP |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Device ID: 03f0:102a
This printer does not work on several GNU/Linux distrobutions because it requires the non-free hp-plugin in order to function.
Effort should be made to fully free and opensource this driver for several reasons:
1) The printer does not work out of the box, sometimes an internet connection is not available to the user and the non-free code is required to be downloaded offline. This presents a major problem.
2) It does not respect the users freedom.
3) Many other devices are supported and fully free, this printer should be no different.
Technical specs are already available at your website:
http://
HPLIP plug-ins are provided for free. And they get installed as part of printer configuration. The plug-ins can not be open sourced due to the proprietary IP in them.
Hence closing this bug